by cinderpath
Former Silicon Valley programmer Sean is reborn in Los Angeles as a drywaller swindled out of wages by contractor Vince "Vulture". Twenty‑seven workers are owed $374,000, settled with a beat‑up van and a container of auction‑sold thermal underwear. He binds to the Act Well, Then Sing system, which judges singing by audience resonance rather than vocal skill — yet Sean is terribly off‑key. Drawn into the cast of Embers of the Empire, he streamlines set operations with programmer logic and saves the crew with the thermal underwear. At the launch banquet, his raw, off‑key performance confronts a pop star’s lip‑sync show. Chasing Hollywood stardom, he also fights for unpaid wages, proving the power of sincerity.
